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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How ecstasy can help with PTSD symptoms

    The illegal drug MDMA is found in ecstasy. It could be a promising new treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. The Food and Drug Administration has given the go-ahead for large-scale clinical trials of the drug for PTSD patients. It’s a step toward approving it for prescription use.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 1, 2016 • 1 min read

    The illegal drug MDMA is found in ecstasy. It could be a promising new treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. The Food and Drug Administration has given the go-ahead for large-scale clinical trials of the drug for PTSD patients. It’s a step toward approving it for prescription use.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    3 of 5
    California's new attorney general and the state's opposition to Trump
    1. 0:00California's new attorney general could set up political fights with Trump
    2. 9:11It just got easier for the FBI to remotely hack your phone
    3. 16:44How ecstasy can help with PTSD symptomsYou’re reading this
    4. 27:01Natalie Portman on bringing Jackie Kennedy to the big screen
    5. 41:38Is the World Chess Championship a metaphor for the Cold War?
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